E3 Category: Economy

In the latest study by SAP Polska, the „AI Readiness Index,“ seven out of ten Polish executives say that AI is part of their department’s strategy—but only 28 percent measure the return on investment.

One in two German respondents to the McKinsey report „The State of AI in 2026: On the Road to ROI“ reports that their organization is already scaling up AI; at the same time, 43 percent of respondents from organizations using AI are unable to quantify AI’s contribution to operating profit.

The new legal structure known as „EU Inc.“ enjoys broad support among founders. Six out of ten (62 percent) would establish their next startup as an EU Inc. This is the result of a survey conducted by Bitkom Research among 102 tech startups in Germany.

Accenture AI Progress Barometer: European companies have improved their AI readiness over the past six months, yet North American firms remain ahead. Smaller companies could fall behind.

Artificial intelligence and digital technologies will be at the top of the agenda for German companies in 2026. As technology evolves, the importance of cybersecurity is also growing. At the same time, issues such as performance and competitiveness are coming into sharper focus.

Artificial intelligence and digital technologies will be at the top of the agenda for German companies in 2026. As technology evolves, the importance of cybersecurity is also growing. At the same time, issues such as performance and competitiveness are coming into sharper focus.

Generative AI has become a reality in the German economy more quickly than many companies had anticipated just a year ago. Ninety-eight percent of companies now consider AI to be relevant to their business model and future value creation.

The SAP services market in the DACH region in 2026 is characterized by growing disparities in quality: While leading providers perform well across nearly all evaluation criteria, a significant portion of the market remains at a moderate level.

While 60 percent of Austrian executives are in the pilot or experimental phase with individual AI solutions, only four percent of the companies surveyed have fully integrated AI into their core processes and made it the strategic backbone of their value creation.

Three-quarters of global AI value creation comes from just 20 percent of companies. Germany ranks ahead of the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in the AI Fitness Index, but lags significantly in AI-driven revenue growth.

For most companies in the DACH region, SAP transformation is a reality of business operations. For 70 percent of SAP customers, the S/4 migration is currently underway or has already been completed. This is shown by the latest SAP 2026 study conducted by Valantic in collaboration with the analyst firm Techconsult.

According to a recent study by Fivetran, only 15 percent of companies are fully prepared for the production-level deployment of agent-based AI—even though nearly 60 percent of companies are already investing millions.